Tshepo Rikhotso

Tshepo Rikhotso
Personal information
Full name Mbhazima Tshepo Rikhotso[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ndengeza, South Africa
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Marumo Gallants
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vasco De Gama 7 (0)
2014–2015 Roses United
2015–2021 Bloemfontein Celtic 119 (3)
2021–2023 Royal AM 28 (1)
2023–2024 Sekhukhune United 6 (0)
2024– Marumo Gallants 4 (0)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U23 3 (0)
2016 South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022

Mbhazima Tshepo Rikhotso (born 26 February 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for South African Premier Division side Marumo Gallants.

Personal life

He is nicknamed 'the Giraffe'.[2]

Club career

Born in Ndengeza,[3] Rikhotso played for Vasco De Gama and Roses United before joining Bloemfontein Celtic in early 2015.[4][3] The club's licence was taken over by Royal AM. In the summer of 2023 he moved on to Sekhukhune United.[5]

International career

Having also played for South Africa at under-23 level,[6] Rikhotso was part of the South Africa squad for 2016 COSAFA Cup,[7][8] and appeared in a 1–1 draw with Lesotho on 18 June 2016.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Tshepo Rikhotso". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ Wa Ka Mabasa, Tiyani (1 April 2018). "Tall Tshepo the 'Giraffe' is also an animal lover". The Sowetan. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tshepo Rikhotso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ "New Signings Arrive At Bloemfontein Celtic". Soccer Laduma. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ Raophala, Mauwane (4 July 2023). "Sekhukhune United make eighth signing". Soccer News 24. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ^ Ngidi, Njabulo (21 June 2016). "Silence costing Under-23 side golden chance?". Independent Online. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Mashaba names COSAFA Cup squad". Independent Online. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ^ "South Africa 1 (4) Lesotho 1 (2)". COSAFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ Strydom, Marc (22 June 2016). "Bafana Bafana starting XI vs Swaziland in Wednesday's Cosafa Cup semifinal". The Times. Retrieved 10 July 2020.